• Song:

    Better Than Walking Away

  • Artist:

    Flying Colors

  • Album:

    Flying Colors

So since there as so few tabs out there from Flying Colors, I decided to spend the night 
tabbing this little beast...
definitely one of the best songs off this album (aren't they all?) The songs is heavily 
arpeggiated on the first verses,
which I of course did not tab due to laziness... although the chords are included, maybe 
one day the actual arpeggios
will be tabbed! Timing may not be 100% exact, so be sure to listen to the song while learning.

Feel free to make any corrections in the comments section below!

  (Tapped harmonics)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4(16)b6(18)-4(16)-3(15)-------6(18)-4(16)-3(15)--------------|
G|--------------------------5(17)-------------------5(17)--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4(16)b6(18)-4(16)-3(15)--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5(17)-3(15)-5(17)b6(18)b5(17)--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5(17)b6(18)b5(17)-3(15)---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

    F         Dm                   C
You learn to leave from your father
        Gm          Dm          C       Bb
But you blamed yourself when he walked off
    F         Dm                      C
You hold your child like the last one
             Gm       Dm                   C       Bb
But then you find yourself trying to stay gone


e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|---0----|
E|-3------|

Bb        Gm           Dm
Rage is a game for the lonely
Bb          Gm       F      C
Love is the mercy we need


     Bb            Am       Gm   F
It's better than walking away
     Gm            Am       Bb   C
It's better than walking away
Bb              Am        Gm      Am
Sometimes it's harder to stay


Than walking away from it all
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-3-5-6-1-------|
E|-----------3-0-|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4b6b4-3-------4b6-4-3h4p3-------4b6b4-3-----------------------------|
G|---------5-3-5-------------5---3---------5-3-5b6b5-(5b6b5)-3---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------5b6b5-3-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


F       Dm                C
Holding hands at the table
  Gm       Dm                    C   Bb
A kiss goodnight with the light on
F        Dm                 C
Sunrise, words and a coffee
    Gm       Dm                 C   Bb
You miss it all just to feel free


Bb        Gm           Dm
Fear is a thief to the family
Bb           Gm         F      C
Brave is the one on his knees


     Bb            Am       Gm   F
It's better than walking away
     Gm            Am       Bb   C
It's better than walking away
Bb          Am              Gm   Am
Love is the price that we pay


Walking away from it all
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-3-5-6-1-------|
E|-----------3-0-|


Solo section! The final run might be off, if you find the correct one be sure to post it!
e|-----------------------------|
B|-4b6b4-3-------4b6-4-3h4p3---|
G|---------5-3-5-------------5-|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

  (More tapped harmonics)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------4(16)b6(18)b4(16)-3(15)-------------------------------------|
G|-3(15)-------------------------4(16)s5(17)-3(15)-5(17)b6(18)b5(17)-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------3(15)-|
D|-3(15)s5(17)-------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

e|--------------18-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----16b18-16----15-----------s18-16-15h16p15--------18--------|
G|--------------------s17-15-17-----------------17--15----14-----|
D|-s15-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------15-16-18-16b18-16-15-------------------------|
G|----------14-15-17----------------------17-15-17b18b17-------15-|
D|-13-15-17----------------------------------------------15s17----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


I like to play these next chords as power chords, although for arpeggio reasons, the 
full chord is shown.

Bb        Gm           Dm
Rage is a game for the lonely
Bb       Gm            F      C
War is a front for our greed
Bb           Gm         Dm
Love makes a way but it only
Bb             Gm           F
Heals when we stay while we bleed


     C              B       Am   Gm
It's better than walking away
     Am             B       C     D
It's better than walking away
C          B        Am     B
So many reasons to stay


So walk in and wait for it all
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-5-7-8-3-------|
E|-----------5-1-|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6b8b6-5-------6b8-6-5h6p5-------6b8b6-5----------------------|
G|---------7-5-7-------------7---5---------7-5-7b8b7-(7b8b7)-5--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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